2022: Liberal democracy revant year and fall of populists and autisms

This year you're closing, you can name a lot of names, but please don't call it “AnusMirabilis”, a wonderful year since there has been much suffering in Ukraine. But on the other hand, it is important to mention the good things that have happened to the West this year.

The authorities are capable of rushing them to describe some specific failures of The United States and its allies, such as the withdrawal from Afghanistan, as signs of a <x0 threat Unstopable”. So when unpleasant events occur in the next camp, then liberals must play their drums.

And this year, there are many examples. Emmanuel Makron became France's first president to be re-elected since 2002. He drew <x0 <x0ption” Marin Le Penny. Politicians me Election success in the West is a centrist and former banker who constantly quotes Molier.

Imagine someone predicting that at the height of the pump populist in 2016. Great Britain started this year with Boris Johnson as prime minister and end with RishiSunak, a development that represents moral improvement.

And Liz Traz, which ruled the country for a short period that seemed very long, did a good job for governing institutions. Treasury, Central Bank, fiscal supervisory authorities, each of them initially was damaged and are now improving.

No politician will dare challenge them for a while, which is a separate problem. 2022 was also the year “ifq” Brexit like a project that used to inspire.

His former supporters deny it or blame poor implementation for the few benefits it has brought to reality.

But what happened elsewhere in the world? Jair Bolsonaro She left the post after herself. a mandate as president of Brazil. NATO is further expanding, as it is trying to membership Sweden and Finland, as it is empowering domestic, as the German defence budget is significantly increasing.

Good news also comes from the world's most powerful democracy. Republicans at the U.S. Congress did not get a pro-- approach.KremlinOr something like that, and they supported Ukraine. Voters in mid-term elections punished candidates personally supported by Donald Trump.

For this reason, a second term as president for Trump is now less likely, even though it cannot be completely disfellowshipped. It is which is true populist Victory has also been won, such as in Italy and Israel. Much of the rich world is getting tired of free trade, and that promotes nationalism.

But overall autocrats and their friends have lost ground, even in terms of image, and not just electoral. What enemies of liberalisation lost in 2022 is more precious than a series of votes. It's an image of competence.

Like today a year ago, Vladimir Putin It was still praised by a part of the West as a very authoritarian but effective leader. No one today mentions this phrase. It has also been common to assess the executive control of the Chinese state when the U.S. recorded 1 million deaths from Ovidius-19.

Its economic growth was also appreciated. But in both respects, China's observers have become less impressed. More than gas reserves, more than rockets, The superiority that the authoritarian world believes has over the West is efficiency. The idea that autocratia functions, that responding to human material needs is more true and democratic than holding elections.

This approach is believed by some in the <x0 South global” but also in the West. But progress PoppulistsAnd the Ottomans are a hostage to fate. And it cannot easily survive a failed war or an economic crisis caused by the blocking of pandemic.

Dictionaries don't mind looking cruel, but they worry too much if they look like unable in public sight. If the Russian attack on Ukraine was shocking, the way it went so bad isW Already known.

There was a lack of reaction and self-reform within the system, but also a rejection about the fact that other nations are able to show their nationalism. Meanwhile, the Marxist belief that history has a certain course in which liberalisation will be “removed” from circulation as a wrong “gen”.

That's how authoritarian leaders have succeeded since the first half of the 20th century. Their trueness depends on the false reputation of being competent. And this has been helped by its credibility to a part of Westerners.

This address book has repeatedly addressed the excesses of “liberalism” and “aucratic”. But most of the world lies between two models. Victory, if we can talk about that, It's about seducing these swings. Some of this is about revocation of “values”.

Most of it's about being strong. Before and during the pandemic, there was The Ottoman club. Many were sure that he was the way to the future. Then came the year Better for the West in a long time. But so few reasons to be self - satisfied and less generous to the opponents. / “Financial Times” World.al